OPINION: Student success hinges on conservative values, parent empowerment
Here is the bottom line: Place a student from a home that values education in a class with an impartial, well-trained and professional teacher who loves and is proficient in his/her subject and enjoys teaching, and learning takes place. Everything else is
BOB BIRD: Alaska’s 3 branches of government converge on Road to Anarchy
Let’s play baseball. Get out the rule book. Like most sports, it is packed not only with rules that are macro and fundamental, but also micro and nuanced. Rules change, and are done so by mutual agreement, because experience dictated the necessity. Thus, an
OPINION: Incentivized homeschooling can solve Alaska’s school funding dilemma
With increased homeschooling, fewer schools and fewer teachers would be needed. If the state could shift more students out of public schools, it could give the students an education of their choice and save money at the same
OPINION: Biden pardons raise legal concerns given his mental decline
Can a sitting president experiencing cognitive decline effectively carry out the responsibilities outlined in Article II, Section 2, which grants the president the authority to issue reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United
OPINION: It’s time to weaponize Alaska’s ranked-choice voting
Political parties could weaponize RCV against their opponents if they want to act strategically. Let me explain how this might
BOB BIRD: It’s time for Alaska to revive the ’90/10’ promise
Because the most sensible argument against Alaskan statehood was our inability to pay for self-government, Congress crafted us a special gift: that oil, gas and coal revenues taken from federal properties would be split, not 50/50 as with the other states,
OPINION: For good or ill, government is always a reflection of its people
A government that tries to manage every problem through collectivist means, rather than empowering its people to solve their own challenges, will always falter.
Mat-Su School Board candidate ditches event amid question about supporting LGBTQ agenda
In an attempt to persuade Mat-Su voters into electing him to the local school board, Ben Kolendo is downplaying his leftist ideology while visiting churches and other religious venues to raise support for his candidacy in the overwhelmingly conservative
Fiscally conservative Kenai School Board candidate backs parent rights, homeschoolers, charter schools
Jeanne Reveal is a self-proclaimed conservative candidate for the Kenai School Board. She wants clear, financial transparency from the school district, along with robust support for parents who want to homeschool or utilize charter schooling
Oct. 1 ELECTION ALERT: When Homer voter turn out is high, conservatives tend to win
Kenai Borough elections often suffer from meager voter turnout, which tends to favor the political
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